Wild goose and duck cali



March 2, 1937. J. S YAGER 2,072,786

WILD GOOSE AND DUCK CALL "Filed Feb. 1o, 1936 Patented Mar. 2, 1937 UNlTED STATES PATENT :1li

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This invention relates to a wild goose and duck call and has for one of its objects the production of a simple and eiicient instrument which is designed to simulate the call of a wild goose and a wild duck.

A further object of this invention is the production of a simple and eicient instrument which is easily adjustable to permit the operator to sound the call of a wild goose, duck, and the l0 like.

Other objects of this invention will appear throughout the following specication and claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the instrumentx certain parts being broken away;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough;

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Figure l;

Figure 4 is a section taken on line 4--4 of Fig ure 1;

Figure 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a sectional perspective view of the sound box, supporting and operating means therefor; and

Figure '7 is a side elevation showing the manner of blowing or sounding the wild goose and duck call.

By referring to the drawing, it will be seen that l0 designates the hollow metallic tube which constitutes the body or casing, the tube ID being preferably formed of brass and nickle plated upon its outer surface. An annular ring or mouth-piece II is fitted in one end of the tube l0 and is provided with an enlarged central bore I2. The mouth-piece II is preferably provided with an annular flange I3 at its outer end which overhangs the outer end of the tube I 0 as shown in Figure 2. The tube I0 is provided with inwardly punched portions I 4 which bite into the side of the mouth-piece Il and firmly hold the mouth-piece II in position.

A wooden filler I5 is slidably mounted within the tube l@ and a relatively wide brass band I6 is preferably fixed to the outer surface of the filler I5 to provide a tight iit and wide bearing face for the finer is within the bore of the tu'be lil, as shown in Figure l. This band I6 is preierably held in place upon the ller I5 by means of the punched portions Il which bite into the wooden filler I 5, as shown in Figure 5. The filler I5 is provided with a square aperture I8 into which fits the sound box I9.

The sound box i9 consists of an elongated tapering box structure having an elongated channel 20 formed in one face terminating short of both ends of the box I9. The outer end 2I of the sound box I9 is provided with an escapement port 22 which communicates with the channel 20. A metallic reed 23 is carried by one face of the sound box I9 and overlies the channel 26 and constitutes a closure therefor. The sound box I9 is preferably wedge-shaped with the narrow end 2li near the mouth-piece II, as shown in Figure 2. The tongue or reed 23 is firmly held in position by means of the wedge block 24 which fits between the reed 23 and the wall of the square aperture I8, as shown in Figures 2, 5 and 6. The tongue or reed 23 is round at its outer end, as at 22a., and is also bent slightly inwardly toward the sound box 24 at its extremity, as will be noted by considering Figure 2. This structure will facilitate the operation of the reed when air pressure strikes the top of the reed while passing through the tube Il] from themouth-piece II. A binding screw 25 extends through the ller I5 and engages one side of the sound box I9 to lock the sound box I9 in an adjusted position.

An elongated operating loop 26 is secured to the filler I5 and this loop 26 is preferably formed of a U-shaped wire having its ends bent inwardly to provide anchoring portions 21. The inner ends of the loop 26 fit in the longitudinal channels 28 formed in the sides of the ller I5 and the anch'oring portions 21 fit in the sockets 29 formed at the inner ends of the channels 28. Th'e band I6 will firmly hold the operating loop 26 against displacement with respect to the ller I5.

The outer or closed end of the loop extends out through the outer open end of the tube ID to permit an operator to extend his finger through the closed end of the loop and obtain a rm grip thereon for the purpose of moving the ller I5 to an adjusted position as will be obvious by considering Figure 2. Because of the thickness of the band I6 the U-shaped loop 26 is spaced from the inner wall of the tube IU, as also shown in Figure 2.

The tube I0 preferably marked with the letter G in the position indicated by the numeral 30 and with the letter D in the position indicated by letter D the wild duck call may be produced or sounded upon the instrument.

It should be understood that the ller I5, sound box I9, and its accompanying parts, and the operating loop- 26 constitute the sound element which is slidably mounted within the tube or casing I0.

The operation of the device is as followsz If it is desired to imitate the call of the wild goose, the filler I5 is moved to the position indicated by the letter G by pulling outwardly upon the operating loop 26 and the mouth-piece II is placed against the lips of the operator, as indicated in Figure 7. The operator will then blow upon the mouth-piece in a manner similar to that of blowing a bugle, using the tongue as a stop, and the operator will blow a short abrupt tone letting the tongue go forward at the end of the tone so as to cut 01T the tone quickly. If it is desired to imitate the call of the wild duck, the ller I5 is moved to the position indicated by the letter D, or anywhere below this letter, by pulling outwardly upon the loop 26 and then blowing upon the mouth-piece in a manner in which a duck call is usually sounded, and the desired results will be obtained. By using the wooden sound box as dened above, I have found that the metallic sound which has ordinarily been very undesirable in those instruments now commonly used, is avoided.

It should be understood that certain detail changes in the mechanical construction may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention, so long as such changes fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a hollow tube having a mouth-piece fixed within one end thereof, the opposite end of the tube being open, a sldable filler mounted within said hollow tube, a sound element adjustably mounted within said sldable ller, an operating loop iixed to said ller and extending longitudinally of the tube, said operating loop extending out through the open end of said tube whereby the outer end of the loop may be engaged by the finger of an operator for slidably adjusting said filler within the tube to provide a series of selected tonal effects when an operator blows through the mouth-piece.

2. A wild goose and duck call comprising a hollow tubular member having a mouth-piece fitted in one end thereof, a sldable iiller slidably mounted within the tube, a sound box fitted within the ller, said ller having a relatively wide band xed to its periphery to provide a right fit and wide bearing face within the tube, a substantially U-shaped operating loop having its inner ends engaging said lier and tting under said band, said ller having sockets in its periphery, the terminals of the loop beinginturned and fitting in said sockets, the band holding the inner terminals of the loop snugly within the sockets, the loop extending longitudinally of the tube and projecting from the open end thereof whereby the filler may be adjusted within the length of the tube by outward and inward sliding movement of the loop with respect to the tube.

3. A wild goose and duck call comprising a hollow tube having a mouth-piece fitted within one end thereof, a filler slidably mounted within the tube, and extending toward the mouth-piece, said filler having longitudinally extending diametrically arranged channel portions formed in the periphery thereof, an operating loop having a pair of parallel strands the inner ends of which it within said channels, said ller having inturned sockets at the inner ends of the channels, the terminals of the strands being inturned and tting in said sockets, the loop extending outwardly of the outer end of the tube, and a retaining and bearing band surrounding the periphery of said filler for retaining the inner ends of the operating loop in iixed engagement with the iiller and also providing a bearing face for Contact with the inner walls of said tube.

JOSEPH S. YAGER. 

